The XFL: 5 reasons it might succeed and 5 it might fail again

Might Fail: We've already done this dance before

To many, this jersey represented everything both wrong and right with the XFL

Quite frankly, we've seen this before.

The XFL was promised to be a new, more innovative, more rugged version of American football, but the reality was the game was intrinsically unchanged.

XFL games resembled NFL games except the players weren't as talented and the arenas weren't as full. When the XFL started hemorrhaging money, Vince tried several different ploys to get ratings, usually involving scantily clad women or low brow humor.

The fact is, unless McMahon can convince people that the XFL will truly be a unique football experience, it is likely to fail again.

There you have it; Five reasons the XFL might succeed and five it might fail.